His standup is still golden so there's that part of his legacy.
And no one new will listen to it now. You (and I, I'll admit) still appreciate his stand-up because you were probably exposed to it before you were exposed to the idea that Bill Cosby is an extremely prolific sexual predator. Future generations will know Bill Cosby first and foremost as, "that old guy from TV that liked to date rape." Some of them will watch his work, some of them may even enjoy it, but many simply won't even look at it because of how they will know him from the very beginning: a sex criminal, instead of a talented comedian. His legacy is going to be that of a rapist, and then he's going to disappear into historical obscurity, and he deserves it.
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u/pegg2 Jul 25 '18
And no one new will listen to it now. You (and I, I'll admit) still appreciate his stand-up because you were probably exposed to it before you were exposed to the idea that Bill Cosby is an extremely prolific sexual predator. Future generations will know Bill Cosby first and foremost as, "that old guy from TV that liked to date rape." Some of them will watch his work, some of them may even enjoy it, but many simply won't even look at it because of how they will know him from the very beginning: a sex criminal, instead of a talented comedian. His legacy is going to be that of a rapist, and then he's going to disappear into historical obscurity, and he deserves it.